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West Winnipeg - 2017 / In Captivity - Beau (2007- )
bev.:
poor Beau. glad he was found and is being taken care of . now we know why he is not at WEst Winnipeg.
I will send a donation tonight. I know how much quail they eat. you can use all my donation for the quail and i will send another to you for your site later in season.
The Peregrine Chick:
Because Beau is probably going to need quite a bit of time for rehabilitation, I thought I would put in an order for quail from a supplier out East to help out the rehabbers. I don't know yet where he'll go for rehab, it will depend on a) his prognosis after surgery, b) who can care for him and c) who has the best set-up to aid in his recovery. But I thought I'd get the ball rolling now and when we know, all will be in place.
So for folks who have already made a donation in 2015 or who are thinking of making a donation, a portion of all donations this year will go towards an order of quail. All the rehabbers in the province have helped us out over the years and we make regular donations to their activities, but because Beau may be in care for a few months (we won't know for awhile yet how long), knowing there is a steady source of good "eats" is one way to help him out and the rehabbers out. And he wouldn't be the only one, there are other raptor and some mammal species that find their way to our rehab organizations later in the year that would benefit from some extra quail as well.
Will keep folks in the loop as we go along. Donations can be me made by mail or online - all the information is on the website - www.species-at-risk.mb.ca/peregrines - there is a link bottom right on the main page of the website.
carly:
Soon as I saw the bands I suspect it was him. Poor guy, I sure am glad he was found and is being taken care of.
The Peregrine Chick:
I was hoping to get a bit more information before the news broke and now I do.
The injured bird is a peregrine, it is Beau from West Winnipeg. He was found by the folks at CMU on Monday and they called me for assistance. I wasn't able to get to him in a timely fashion but did manage to find someone at Manitoba Conservation office despite their offices being closed for Easter Monday. He was able to retrieve Beau and take him to the vet.
I got an update on his condition last night ...
Beau has a couple of fractures to his ulna that look as though they will heal on their own with proper treatment and lacerations on his breast and perhaps some soft tissue bruising on his feet. The feet will be fine, the lacerations maybe the most serious of his injuries. He's got a bit of an infection so he's getting a course of antibiotics prior to surgery which should improve his ability to heal afterwards. He's in good shape and seems to be dealing with being in care well, but the caveat is that anything can happen. But he's a tough bird and in good hands now. After surgery, he will need a period of recovery, then rehabilitation and depending on how things heal up, he will be assessed to see if he can be re-released into the wild. We/they won't know until he is back to using his wings in a flight cage to know. No idea how long his recuperation will be but will post updates as we get them.
I've got some additional photos of himself from Monday - will see about posting one or two this evening.
Alison:
--- Quote from: birdbrain on April 06, 2015, 17:08 ---I don't know if this is the correct place to post this question. I noticed on twitter that CMU was thanking Manitoba Conservation for rescuing a bird today. To my novice eyes it looked like a Peregrine to me. Could you tell me if it was? I noticed from the picture it had a band on it's leg. Hope it's ok.
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I don't know much about this incident, but the bird is a peregrine. Looks like a hacked bird; red band on the right leg (sideways zero over sideways eight), silver band on the left leg. I too hope the bird will be okay; don't know what the injuries are, or where the bird was taken for care.
Photo from the CMU site:
https://www.facebook.com/CMUwinnipeg
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